ExxonMobil has completed the most recent expansion of its API Group II base oil plant on Singapore’s Jurong Island.

As the calendar passed the autumn equinox this week, marking when  the sun’s path moves from the Northern to the Southern Hemisphere, base oil mark ...

Base oil prices were generally holding in Asia, although there was still downward pressure on the heavy viscosity grades because supplies outpaced con ...

Slowing demand from some lubricant segments resulted in lengthening base oil supplies, diminishing support for a number of spot indications. As more s ...

Oil refiners in the United States produced just 27.2 million barrels of base oil during the first six months of this year, the third-lowest first half ...

Many players from the international lubricants industry are attending the Lube Expo get-together this week in Dusseldorf, Germany, and while that lead ...

A demand slowdown in most countries and mounting supplies continued to define the base oils market in Asia this week, with the heavy grades particular ...

Editor’s note: The price table below initially contained errors, which led us to remove and correct it. The table is now restored in its normal loca ...

As the markets move into September, there appears to be an increasing level of activity across Europe, the Middle East and Africa, with a large number ...

Softer market fundamentals exerted downward pressure on some API Group I and Group II spot prices, while values for the Group III cuts were generally ...

Unfettered production and lackluster demand left U.S. base oil supply and demand in relaxed balance.

LANXESS discusses the performance benefits of Calcium Sulfonate Complex (CSC) grease.

A collective waste lubricant management organization seeks approval from the regulators.

The Labor Day holiday on Sept. 1 officially ushered in the end of the summer driving season in the United States and with it the conclusion of the pea ...

Unfettered production and lackluster demand left U.S. base oil supply and demand in relaxed balance.

This week has seen a surge in demand across all regions for various quantities of base oils. Whether this is as a result of buyers and sellers returni ...

Supply and demand factors were still playing the main part in determining base oil price direction in Asia, as crude oil futures were trading within a ...

Some market discussions centered on the devastating explosion and fire that occurred at Smitty’s Supply Inc.’s blending plant in Roseland, Louisia ...

ExxonMobil announced Wednesday that it will upgrade the base oil plant at its Baytown, Texas, refinery, giving it capacity to make 8,000 barrels per d ...

As the month of August comes to an end, many players are making their way back to work, and the resultant rise in activity is expected to lift base oi ...